This vintage German print is titled "Beuteltiere," which translates to "Marsupials."
Published in Leipzig during the late 1800s.
Here is the translation and identification of each marsupial featured:
Row 1 (Top)
- Opossum (Didelphys virginiana): Virginia opossum (modern scientific name: Didelphis virginiana).
- Koala (Phasolarctus cinereus): Koala (modern scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus). It is noted as the "Australian Bear" (australischer Bär).
- Fuchskusu (Phalangista vulpina): Common brushtail possum (modern scientific name: Trichosurus vulpecula).
Row 2 (Bottom)
- Riesenkänguruh (Macropus giganteus): Eastern grey kangaroo.
- Beutelwolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus): Thylacine, commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf. This species is now extinct.